Interruptions During a Session

Should I stop my session for the day, start over, pick-up from where I left off or incorporate the interruption into the practice?

Some interruptions (like a child or a doorbell) demand a response. In those cases, we recommend you take a moment then start over, time permitting, of course. If you do not exit the session, you can hit the 10 second rewind in the bottom right corner (multiple times if needed). If you exit mid session, you will see the session you left off on, at the top of your home page when you return. The session will start from the beginning, and you are not able to fast forward because it takes time to get back into your rhythm, for the maximum benefit of the session. You can however adjust how long the session is if you have less time left to complete it. Just click the blue arrow to the left of the time from the app, or the clock symbol on desktop.

But if your phone buzzes or you hear a leaf blower outside, you can just incorporate that into your practice (and by that we mean ignore it). You might find the distraction frustrating. That’s okay—feel the frustration, watch it pass, and come back to the breath.

If the distraction continues, don’t fight it; give the disturbance your full attention, whether it’s a sound, a smell, or a touch. By making it your new point of focus, you make use of it and it ceases to become a disturbance.